Dynamics of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal

Abstract

Land use land cover change is an important parameter to determine urban expansion. Urban Sprawl outside large cities expand the city itself and brings the demand for extending infrastructure and offerings in the direction of adjoining municipal and panchayat areas It additionally influences the housing condition of pre-urban areas such as nearby land market. Property prices shoot high as the real property market prices increase and the affordability of the humans in urban fringes starts to get challenged. The present study discusses the urban expansion in the Salt Lake City of Kolkata and explains the factors and dynamics of urban expansion in the city.